Combination bale tie and holder



April 7, 1942. 5 OR 2,279,081

COMBINATI [ON BALE TIE AND HOLDER Filed July 5, 1938 gwuvwbo o q wi I r 5AM )1 TArLoR Maw Patented Apr. 7, 1942 UNTED STATES CGMBINATION BALE TIE AND HOLDER Sam Y. Taylor, Houston; Tex., assignor to H-T Band Socket Corporation, a corporation Application July 5, 1938, Serial No. 217,457 7 Claims. (oi. 140- 3) The invention relates to a method of forming a combination bale tie and holder and to the article produced thereby. The invention is concerned with the provision of a combination bale tie and holder for usein confining materials in.

bale form or for binding boxes or bundles and'is primarily directed to a tie and holder for retaining cotton or linters in baled form, although it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to this specific use.

When forming bales, such as cotton bales, it is common to provide a band of strip steel of which the ends pass through a separately formed buckle and are recurved so that the expanding material of the bale tends to hold the tie against slippage in the buckle.

It has also been proposed to form a buckle or holder as an integral part of the strip tie as described in my Patent No. 1,969,109, granted August '7, 1934.

With the indicated practices heretofore known creeping, tearing of the metal of the strip, or both, may occur and the density of the enclosed bale decreases accordingly or may evenbe re-- leased upon failure of the tie or buckle. 7

It is therefore an object of theinvention to eliminate these difiiculties.

Another object of the invention is to form acombination bale tie and holder of simplified construction from a single strip of tie metal or to form the simplified holder on a short length of strip to which an added length may be subsequently secured to form a tie of desired length.

It is also an object to provide a buckle or holder on the end of a metal strip by wrapping the end about the strip to form a socket to receive the opposite end of the tie which is placed about a bale, box or bundle of material to be bound thereby.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a buckle or holder on a bale tie by folding the end of the tie transversely thereof and wrapping such end to form a socket on the tie.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a bale tie which will not fail by shearing or tearing of the metal when in use.

Another object is to provide a combination bale tie and holder of such construction that the opposite ends of the tie lie closely together when the tie is in use and hence give rise to a substantially straight line pull through the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder for bale ties which will lie closely adjacent the surface of the material confined thereby and which is so constructed that creeping of the drawing, in which metal and resulting loss in bale density is avoided.

Another object is to provide a combination bale tie and buckle which is devoid of protruding edges which constitute a hazard to workmen applying 7 the tie or handling the material with which such ties are used.

Other objects of the invention together with the foregoing will be apparent from the follow ing description. taken in' connection with the Figs. 1 to 4 are successive steps in fabrication. of theholder in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. r

Fig, 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6--6 of Fig. 4 and showing the .bale tie in the position assumed when in use upon a. bale of material to be confined thereby.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view through a bale ona plane adjacent the combination bale tie and holder of the invention.

- The first step in the forming of the combine.

tion bale tie and holder in accordance with the invention is that of forming a diagonal fold I in the tie strip, so that the end portion 2 extends transversely to the body portion 3 of the tie. The end portion 2 has forward and 'rear edges designated as 4 and 5 and overlies thebody portion 3 with its lower face closely adjacent the upper face 6 of the body portion.

A reverse bend H1 is next formed inthe body portion closely adjacent but in slightly spaced relation with the forward edge 4 of the end 2 whereby a small loop H is formed. This step is followed by the formation of a second reverse bend l5 (Fig. 3) which is spaced a slightly greater distance from the edge 5 of the end portion 2 and which forms a loop 16, the'overlying metal adjacent the fold i being deformed downwardly at I! so as to form a more compact holder and a holder which is highly resistant to the stresses to which it is subjected when in normal use. The end portion 2 is next wrapped about the overlying portions of the metal, as indicated by the arrows 20 and it is desirable that this end 1 portion shall be of such length as to provide a double thickness on the nether side of the band, these portions of the wrap being maintained in spaced relation from the lower face of the body portion 3 to form a socket 2| (Fig. 5) to receive the opposite end of the tie.

The combination bale tie and holder is shown in section in Fig. 6 in position upon baled material 25, the end 9 opposite the holder having perspective views showing the 7 completed holder been passed around the bale and through the socket 2| before being recurved at 26 so that.

the pressure exerted by the baledmaterial will press the end 21 tightly against the wrap forming the socket 2| body portion 3 of the tie. Tension upon the tie on opposite sides of the holder tends to cause the loops H and. Hi to roll. However, the limited length of these loops causes such loops to become slightly enlarged which action tends to increase the gripping effect between the component parts of the assembly, and at the same time to causeand against the lower face of the extending end of the 'strip, and wrapping the transversely extending end about the reversely bent portion and the strip to form a holder.

3. A method of forming a combination bale tie and holder from aunitary strip of sheet metal comprising the steps of, folding an end portion of the strip transversely thereof, reversely bending the strip adjacent the fold, forming a second the holder to lie flat against the side of the bale. It should also be noted that the tendency of the holder to cant under tension face of the tying end 9 bears is minimized particularly in view of the fact that the upper suragainst the nether,

reverse bend adjacent the transversely extending end of .the strip and wrapping the transversely extending end about the superposed thicknesses of metal with the wrap, turn in spaced relation with the tie to form a socket to receive the other end of the strip when the tieis in use. 1 4 A method of, forminga combination bale tie and holder from a strip of sheet metal comsurface of the body portion 3of the tie at within the holder and thereby givsrise to a.

substantially straight line pull through 'the holder.

In Fig. '7.there is shown a tie in'accordance with the presentinvention as surrounding a bale of material 25. This view shows the manner in which the socket lies closely adjacent the surface of the material confined thereby.

holder.

Broadly the invention comprehends the-sprovision of a combination bale tie and holder which is so constructed that the tendency for the'metal to creep or to tear is minimized; The construc-. tion is also such that it may be carried out readily either manually or mechanically;

What is claimed isz I R i 1. A method of forming a combinationbale tie and holder from a unitary strip of sheet metal comprising the steps of forming a diagonal fold in the stripso'that an end portion thereof 1 extends transversely outwardly from the body of the strip, forming successive reverse bends in the body adjacent the edges of the outwardly extending end, I displacing downwardly the over-g lying metal adjacent the fold so that such metal lies.in contiguity with the face of the bodyrportion and wrapping the end portion about the body portion and superposed thicknesses toform'. an opening adjacent the face of the body portion. to engage the other end of the strip when the tie isin use.v V a .2. A method ,of forming a combination bale tie and holder from -a unitary strip of sheet metal comprising the steps of folding an: end

portion of they strip transversely thereof, reversely bending-the strip adjacent the fold, forming a second reverse bend adjacentthe transversely.

a of the tie to engage theother prising the steps of, folding an end portion of the reverse bends in the body of the strip adjacent the opposite edges of the transversely extending end portion and wrapping the end portion about the superposed thicknesses ofjthe strip to form a 5'. Amethod offorming a combination bale tieand holder from a strip of sheet metal comprising the steps of, folding an end portionof the strip transversely thereof, forming in succession reverse bends in the body of the strip adjacent the opposite edges of the transversely extending end portion and wrapping the end portionabout the superposed thicknesses of the strip to form an opening between thewrap turns and the'face end of the strip when the tie is in use.

6.' In a method of forming a combination bale tie and holder from a unitary strip of sheet metal, the steps of forminga diagonal fold in the strip 80 that the end of the strip extends transversely therefrom'and" wrapping the end 40' about the strip and superposed metaltoform a loop between the wrap turns/and the" face of the stripto engage the other en d ofthe strip when the tie is in use. r p I 1 7. In a methodof 'forming a combination bale tie and holder from'a unitary strip of sheet metal, the steps of forminga diagonal fold-in the strip so that the endof'thestripextends transversely therefrom, forming" a reverse bend inthe strip adjacent the forward edge of the end portion, and wrapping the end about the strip and superposed metalto form a loop between the wrap turns and the face I d of thestrip to engage the other endof the-strip when the tie is in usef SAM Y. *TAYLOR. 

